Definition
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
(NAICS 326)
The industries on this site are classified according to the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 2002. Statistics
Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) previously used.
This section outlines NAICS Canada 2002 with respect to the
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing subsector.
It defines the activities specifically excluded, as well as its position in the
NAICS hierarchy.
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Definition of the Subsector |
This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in making goods by processing raw rubber and plastics materials. Rubber- and plastics-based activities are combined in the same subsector because the technical properties of these polymers are related. Generally, establishments classified in this subsector manufacture products made of just one material, rubber or plastics, with the major exception of tire manufacturing.
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Establishments primarily engaged in the following activities are excluded: - manufacturing synthetic resins from basic organic chemicals (NAICS 325210, Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing); and
- compounding plastics resins from recycled materials (NAICS 32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing).
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Position in NAICS Hierarchy |
Canada's Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326) subsector is comprised of the following industry groups :
It is part of the Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) sector. |